When is Azure norwaywest greenest?
Carbon-aware scheduling · updated 2026-07-21 16:07 UTC
The Azure norwaywest region runs in Stavanger, Norway, on the Norway electricity grid. educk forecasts when that grid is greenest — using day-ahead wind & solar and demand data from ENTSO-E — so you can schedule carbon-aware workloads (batch jobs, CI, model training, backups, data pipelines) for the cleanest hours.
- Wind and solar are forecast to cover about 17% of Norway's electricity demand around 16:15 UTC.
- Renewable output peaks around 16:00 UTC at roughly 17% of demand — the greenest time to use electricity today.
- The renewable share dips to about 0% around 22:00 UTC, when grid electricity is at its most carbon-intensive.
Hourly grid forecast for Azure norwaywest
| Time (UTC) | Renewable (MW) | Demand (MW) | Surplus (MW) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 16:00 | 2143 | 12650 | -10507 | 17% |
| Tue 16:15 | 2108 | 12662 | -10554 | 17% |
| Tue 16:30 | 2075 | 12632 | -10557 | 16% |
| Tue 16:45 | 2041 | 12618 | -10577 | 16% |
| Tue 17:00 | 2007 | 12677 | -10670 | 16% |
| Tue 17:15 | 1978 | 12645 | -10667 | 16% |
| Tue 17:30 | 1951 | 12722 | -10771 | 15% |
| Tue 17:45 | 1922 | 12591 | -10669 | 15% |
| Tue 18:00 | 1887 | 12683 | -10796 | 15% |
| Tue 18:15 | 1862 | 12633 | -10771 | 15% |
| Tue 18:30 | 1837 | 12670 | -10833 | 14% |
| Tue 18:45 | 1814 | 12595 | -10781 | 14% |
| Tue 19:00 | 1794 | 12622 | -10828 | 14% |
| Tue 19:15 | 1774 | 12615 | -10841 | 14% |
| Tue 19:30 | 1755 | 12604 | -10849 | 14% |
| Tue 19:45 | 1735 | 12585 | -10850 | 14% |
| Tue 20:00 | 1718 | 12538 | -10820 | 14% |
| Tue 20:15 | 1708 | 12440 | -10732 | 14% |
| Tue 20:30 | 1699 | 12452 | -10753 | 14% |
| Tue 20:45 | 1690 | 12335 | -10645 | 14% |
| Tue 21:00 | 1714 | 12201 | -10487 | 14% |
| Tue 21:15 | 1713 | 12117 | -10404 | 14% |
| Tue 21:30 | 1715 | 12056 | -10341 | 14% |
| Tue 21:45 | 1715 | 11982 | -10267 | 14% |
| Tue 22:00 | 0 | 11709 | -11709 | 0% |